What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft lost power and attempted to make an emergency landing, flipped over on landing. (-23) the pilot was conducting agricultural aircraft operations by spraying a pesticide on his own property when the accident occurred. The pilot apparently lost control of the aircraft and collided with the ground while executing a turnaround maneuver to make a swath run. The pilot was not operating under the authority of an agricultural aircraft operating certificate and had not been tested in accordance with 14 CFR 137. The pilot also had not received any training in agricultural aircraft operations.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. (-23) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS BY SPRAYING A PESTICIDE ON HIS OWN PROPERTY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE EXECUTING A TURNAROUND MANEUVER TO MAKE A SWATH RUN. THE PILOT WAS NOT OPERATING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATING CERTIFICATE AND HAD NOT BEEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 137. THE PILOT ALSO HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY TRAINING IN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.